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for his album ''Bodacious!'' (1984). Written by Nevil, with Duncan Pain and Mark Holding, Nevil recorded the song for his eponymous debut album, and it was released as the first single. Nevil's single spent two weeks at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart in January 1987 and remained in the top 40 for 16 weeks, becoming his highest-charting US hit. (It was kept from number one by two songs, "

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s and number one in Canada and Switzerland. The song featured in the ''

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Track listing

A-side

#"C'est la Vie" (Extended Version) – 7:04 #"C'est la Vie" (Single Version) – 3:28

B-side

#"C'est la Vie" (Dub Version) – 7:07 #"Time Waits for No One" – 5:22

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* 1986 songs 1987 songs 1986 debut singles Robbie Nevil songs Songs written by Robbie Nevil Song recordings produced by Alex Sadkin Song recordings produced by Phil Thornalley RPM Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in Switzerland Manhattan Records singles {{1980s-single-stub